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CJHeck

Name CJ Heck
Location The Villages, Florida
Member Since Jun 04, 2011
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CJ is a published author who lives with her partner, Robert Cosmar, who is also an author.  She has three daughters and eleven grandchildren.  

CJ writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction short stories, memoirs, and essays.  She also maintains a website and three blogs, one dedicated to Vietnam veterans -- CJ is a Vietnam War widow.

CJ Heck's Books:

Barking Spiders (and Other Such Stuff) 2000
Barking Spiders 2 (the sequel) 2011 - [A 2011 Cybils Awards Nominee - Poetry Category]
Me Too!  Preschool Poetry 2011
Bits and Pieces from a Writer's Soul
(New!) Anatomy of a Poet
(All are available at Amazon.com, Kindle, Nook, CJ's website, and in bookstores)

CJ's work has also been published by:

Oxford University Press
Cambridge University Press
Castle Rock Research
Rubicon Publishing
Poetry Quarterly
SRA/McGraw-Hill
JFC Publishing House
Grande Prairie Regional College
True Poet Magazine
Bluegrass Publishing
TeachingPoint
Dane Publishing House
Your Big Backyard Magazine
CTB/McGraw-Hill
Steel Point Quarterly
Tales 'n Rhyme Magazine
FLASH!POINT Journal
Writers Digest Books
Mature Living Magazine
Distance Learning
Purpose Magazine
Design Workshop
Little, Brown and Company
St. Anthony Messenger Press
New Hampshire Magazine.

For poetry workshops, school visits, interviews, availability, fees & references, please visit her website.

Where To Find CJ:

http://www.barkingspiderspoetry.com
http://memoirsfromnam.blogspot.com
http://cjswriterthoughts.blogspot.com
http://knowingwhispers.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/cjheck1949/videos
http://www.facebook.com/cj.heck1
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barking-Spiders-Poetry-for-Children/124310440912427
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cj-heck/17/312/b76
http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?id=6604
http://twitter.com/CJHeck60
http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=CJ_Heck
http://booktown.ning.com/profile/CJHeck
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5308345.C_J_Heck
http://booklovershaven.ning.com/profile/CJHeck
http://www.jacketflap.com

Works

4011 Hilltop Drive [Flash Fiction]

4011 Hilltop Drive [Flash Fiction]

1 page, updated May 17, 2013PG-13Completed
Being home alone can be frightening, especially when you hear the sound of breaking glass.
21 reads votes 1 comments 0
The Day I Went from Bride to Widow

The Day I Went from Bride to Widow

2 pages, updated Apr 03, 2013GPicturesCompleted
Vietnam -- a widow's Memoir
28 reads votes 1 comments 0
Christmas at Mel's

Christmas at Mel's

1 page, updated Dec 17, 2012PG-13Completed
A touching story about a "lady of the evening" alone in a bar on Christmas Eve.
90 reads votes 1 comments 0
Now I'm Three and I Know ...

Now I'm Three and I Know ...

1 page, updated Nov 18, 2012GCompleted
Toddlers have such an innocent way of looking at their world ... funny, sweet, sometimes surprising.
126 reads votes 2 comments 2
The Magic Banana

The Magic Banana

5 pages, updated Oct 30, 2012GCompleted
A Children's story set in another world about three best friends who go on a simple picnic and, through magic, one of them suddenly disappears. To get their friend back, ... read more
63 reads votes 2 comments 0
The Little Umbrella

The Little Umbrella

2 pages, updated Oct 30, 2012GCompleted
A preschool story about being happy with who you are.
55 reads votes 3 comments 2
The Ice Cream Cone

The Ice Cream Cone

2 pages, updated Oct 30, 2012GCompleted
During a walk in the park, through an ordinary ice cream cone, a grandfather teaches his granddaughter a valuable lesson about love and divorce.
56 reads votes 2 comments 0
Reflection of Feelings

Reflection of Feelings

6 pages, updated Feb 16, 2012PG-13Completed
"CJ Heck has a way of looking into your very soul and describing the passion and feelings that we experience but yet are afraid to or cannot express in words fo... read more
408 reads votes 4 comments 3
A Christmas Miracle

A Christmas Miracle

1 page, updated Dec 24, 2011PG-13Completed
During the Great Depression, Christmas was especially difficult ...
151 reads votes 3 comments 1
Mommy, What's Abuse?

Mommy, What's Abuse?

2 pages, updated Dec 22, 2011PGCompleted
Domestic abuse, as explained by a mother to her child, using the metaphor of the family dog.
243 reads votes 6 comments 9

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1 year ago
Please visit my newly redesigned website!  Barking Spiders Poetry:
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Recent Comments

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Edping! Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Now I'm Three and I Know ...

Thank you, Edping.
The Little Umbrella

Thank you, you're very kind to say that.
Mommy, What's Abuse?

@SadisticPoet Thank you for taking time to read "Mommy, What's Abuse", and for your comments.
Mommy, What's Abuse?

Hello there, Rusty-friend. I've missed our conversations and friendship. I hope all is well with you, dear friend. Happy Thanksgiving! A big...
Reflection of Feelings